A golden jug that French King Louis XV gave to his mistress is about to be offered for sale, valued at over $1.4 million. It is part of the collection of Belgian antique dealer Bernard De Leye ...

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, may be best known as King Louis XV's chief mistress. But she was also a well-educated tastemaker, a patron of the arts and an artist in her own right.

This painting of Louis XV and his last mistress Madame du Barry was finished almost a century after their deaths. Royal mistresses like du Barry had impressive power through their access to the king.

View MADAME DU BARRY PAINTING THE PORTRAIT OF LOUIS XV, SURROUNDED BY PUTTI REPRESENTING THE FINE ARTS, MINERVA ABOVE by Jean-François de Sompsois on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by ...

The countess moved to Versailles in 1768 after the death of Madame de Pompadour, King Louis XV's chief mistress who is known as a titan in art history for her success as a patron of rococo art.

In late October 1722, King Louis XV was crowned in Reims cathedral. This month, the Château de Versailles in Paris marks 300 years since the king’s coronation with an exhibition of 400 works ...

Auctions A Towering 18th-Century Astronomical Clock, Made by a Clockmaker to King Louis XV, Could Fetch $850,000 at Auction. The clock still works, even after two and a half centuries.

The Science Museum exhibition will explore the French monarchy’s fascination with scientific observation and experimentation under Louis XIV and XV ...